Starmer’s situation is going from bad to worse to catastrophic.
On Monday, former junior minister Catherine West will make her move. She has little to no chance of coming out on top, but she will force the hand of other, more viable candidates.
We have Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who already warned Starmer of his intention to pursue the leadership.
‘If he’s got 81 MPs he can trigger a leadership contest…’
Chris Worrall reacts to reports Health Secretary Wes Streeting is planning a coup against Keir Starmer, and how he would differ from other prominent Labour figures as leader. pic.twitter.com/3z5C9ZZDi9
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 2, 2026
We have former deputy PM Angela Rayner making a public alliance with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
BREAKING: Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the PM Sir Keir Starmer ‘must meet the moment’ and allow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham back into parliament. | @AliFortescuehttps://t.co/5HsliN6W9w
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 10, 2026
And who know who else can jump into this wide-open race.
Sure enough, none of the candidates challenging Starmer appears unbeatable, and he may well survive yet another terminal crisis – but one is left wondering just how much more punishment can his premiership take.
🚨 JUST IN: UK PM Keir Starmer reportedly PREPARING TO RESIGN after devastating election results
Make it happen!
Keir WON’T be missed 👋🏻
“Sir Keir Starmer looks set to resign as Prime Minister in this coming week.” 🇬🇧
“Journalist Dan Hodges has reported that a Cabinet… pic.twitter.com/5U88MYK6xx
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 11, 2026
🇬🇧 GB News is reporting Starmer is preparing to resign this week. No other outlet has confirmed it
What is confirmed: Labour lost 1,000 council seats across England and was booted from Wales after 27 years. Reform UK swept in. 42 Labour MPs are now calling for him to go. His… https://t.co/m2WXgx688f pic.twitter.com/fnGNgdUZEc
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 11, 2026
In the meantime, even with all the clamoring for his resignation, a seemingly out-of-touch Starmer is vowing to fight on, even describing his government as a ‘10-year project’.
Reuters reported:
“Starmer’s Labour Party suffered the worst local election losses for a governing party in more than three decades, while the populist Reform UK party made significant gains – prompting a growing number of Labour lawmakers to call for his removal.”
It takes 20% of the MPs, or 81 lawmakers, to trigger a leadership challenge.
‘Only’ about 30 Labour members of parliament have so far publicly voiced opposition to his leadership.
🇬🇧 Starmer after Labour gets absolutely BODIED in local elections:
“This is a 10-year project, I’m not quitting” 😂
Denial is, in fact, the 1st stage of grief
Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/6DPXVGzP09
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 10, 2026
“Asked by the Observer newspaper in an interview published on Sunday whether he would lead Labour into the next general election and serve a full second term, Starmer replied: ‘Yes, I will’.
He added: ‘I’m not going to walk away from the job I was elected to do in July 2024. I’m not going to plunge the country into chaos’.”
‘I think Keir Starmer will still be Prime Minister by the end of the week…’
Former Labour adviser Paul Richards reacts to reports of an imminent leadership challenge against Keir Starmer after Labour’s local election losses. pic.twitter.com/GfPBhOQDb8
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 10, 2026
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